Word: across-the-board
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...superior script is paired with a talented cast. Each character-from the greedy ranch owner to the pathetic, crippled stable boy-rings true. This across-the-board excellence pays tribute to both the director and the actors It seems that Sinise strove for historical accuracy to great success. Veteran actor Ray Walston as Candy, also a survivor of the Depression, contributes a moving performance convincing the audience of the isolation of a ranch hand's life...
...superior script is paired with a talented cast. Each character--from the greedy ranch owner to the pathetic, crippled stable boy--rings true. This across-the-board excellence pays tribute to both the director and the actors. It seems that Sinise strove for historical accuracy to great success. Veteran actor Ray Walston as Candy, also a survivor of the Depression, contributes a moving performance, convincing the audience of the isolation of a ranch hand's life...
Sensitive to the charge that he has become a promise-them-anything candidate, Clinton last week returned to using some tough-talk words like "responsibility," telling the University of New Mexico students, "No more across-the-board something for nothing." But too often Clinton cannot resist the temptation to gull his audiences with the illusion that the path to painless prosperity can be paved solely with the savings from defense cuts...
First, a simple, across-the-board pay raise such as that being requested by the union should in no way be viewed as a "reward" for "perpetuating excellence," as the staff implies. Such terminology should be reserved for seasonal bonuses or merit raises, items not currently under discussion...
...that, Rudenstine said, helps the University in its across-the-board academic and financial planning processes...